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Gaha Green Garment Co., Ltd.
Country: Indonesia
Issues: Abuse and Harassment, Gender-based Violence and Discrimination, Health & Safety Violations, Living Wage, Overtime Violations, Statutory Benefit Violations, Wage and hour violations
The WRC’s assessment of Gaha Green found violations of Indonesian labor law, relevant international labor standards, university and buyer codes of conduct in the areas of: (1) wages and hours of work; (2) terms of employment; (3) statutory paid time off; (4) discrimination in hiring; (5) harassment and abuse; and (6) health and safety. Although…
The False Promise of Corporate Living Wage Commitments
Country: Dominican Republic
Issues: Alta Gracia, Corporate Social Responsibility, Living Wage, Social Auditing
In the face of mounting pressure from workers, unions, and civil society organizations who have documented widespread labor exploitation in global supply chains, apparel brands have adopted ambitious public commitments to provide living wages to the workers sewing their clothes. But according to a new study by researchers at the University of Sheffield, the world’s…